All Oregon prisoners begin their incarceration at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, where they are evaluated before a site is chosen for the full term of a sentence. Nicholas McGuffin was transported out of the Coos County Jail yesterday morning, the day after his sentence was handed down. McGuffin was convicted of 1st degree manslaughter for the 2000 death of his fifteen year old girlfriend, Leah Freeman and sentenced to 120 months and three years probation.
All inmates enter the Department of Corrections through the Intake Center at CCCF. The goal of the intake process is to prepare inmates for successful incarceration and reentry into the community. Inmates are evaluated, and their strengths and weaknesses identified. Programs and services to support pro-social change form the foundation of each inmate´s individual corrections plan.
Inmates will experience the following:
Math and reading testing;
Medical and mental health screening;
Alcohol and drug screening and education;
An assessment of factors in inmates´ lives that contribute to committing crimes;
A security classification; and
A correctional plan for programs and services to address the factors that contribute to committing crimes.
Classes are presented about the department’s expectations for inmates and ways they can use the programs and services provided as opportunities for change.
While at Intake, inmates will have access to telephones and to letter-writing materials. They will not receive family visits, incoming phones calls, or messages from their families. They can receive mail. Inmates are encouraged to keep in touch with their families, including their children.
After being assessed, the male inmates will go to the most appropriate Oregon correctional facility for their individual situation consistent with the Oregon Accountability Model. Inmates may not choose the facility to which they are sent for their incarceration.
